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The Peninsula blog is a project of the Korea Economic Institute. It is designed to provide a wide ranging forum for discussion of the foreign policy, economic, and social issues that impact the Korean peninsula.
What Happened: Q2 2024
Tom Ramage
July 31, 2024
What happened in U.S.-Korea trade and investment in the second quarter of 2024?
Texas Governor’s Trip to Seoul Highlights Korean Ties with the Lone Star State
Tom Ramage
July 10, 2024
While South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is in Washington for the NATO summit, Texas Governor Greg Abbott arrived in Seoul.
The Dueling Economic Policies in the 2024 Election
Tom Ramage
July 3, 2024
In the 2024 national elections, voters in the United States will weigh drastically different visions for economic policy.
Korea’s Drive for Developed Market Reclassification
Tom Ramage
June 18, 2024
The findings will determine what next steps Korea needs to focus on to move from the index of emerging markets to that of a developed one.
Korea’s Economic Growth Projected to Accelerate in 2024
Randall S. Jones
May 30, 2024
The OECD projects a GDP growth rate of 2.6 percent for Korea in 2024, which is substantially higher than the February 2024 outlook.
What Happened: Q1 2024
Tom Ramage
April 22, 2024
What happened in U.S.-Korea trade and investment in the first quarter of 2024?
Korea-Latin America Partnership: A Keystone in the Architecture of Global Trade and Security
Darcie Draudt-Véjares
March 19, 2024
Korea's trade and foreign policy strategy increasingly sees Latin America as a pivotal partner in the Indo-Pacific geoeconomic framework.
10 Issues to Watch for on the Korean Peninsula in 2024
Clint Work
January 30, 2024
South Korea’s rapprochement with Japan and North Korea’s embrace of Russia significantly shaped events on the Korean Peninsula in 2023. Both promise to have a substantial impact on events in…
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